Ashland is the home of the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival. We have
heard about it for years but never pulled the trigger on visiting. The OSF is not a festival in the conventional
sense, but more of a Shakespearean theater company that runs multiple plays nightly for most of the
year.
We arrived in Ashland around
noon and were greeted by Lithia Park, a nice city park perfect for strolling. Thus,
we strolled until we ran out of park and bumped into downtown. I approached an information booth and asked
for things to do in Ashland but stated that we are not here to see a play. The two confused faces from the inside of the
booth faded after a few seconds and they politely handed me a couple of brochures
and a map of Ashland.
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| Lithia Park |
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| Lithia Park pond |
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| Easily amused |
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| Japanese Garden in Lithia Park |
Later that afternoon we meandered
through quaint downtown Ashland eventually taking in dinner at an Italian
restaurant with a great view from the balcony where we sat.
Each night, just before the plays start,
Ashland offers a free 45 minute concert called the
GreenShow. Tonight’s theme was the history of African American music. If
you are imagining upbeat, fun music from past decades you are imagining correctly.
It was a nice way to end the evening.
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| Green Show |
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| Mmmmmmmm |
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